Introduction: worms and water pumps: how can you do the most good?
You are the 1 percent: just how much can you achieve?
Hard trade-offs: question #1: how many people benefit, and by how much?
How you can save hundreds of lives: question #2: is this the most effective thing you can do?
Why you shouldn't donate to disaster relief: question #3: is this area neglected?
The best person who ever lived is an unknown Ukrainian man: question #4: what would have happed otherwise?
Why voting is like donating thousands of dollars to charity: question #5: what are the chances of success, and how good would success be?
Overhead costs, CEO pay, and other confusions: which charities make the most difference?
The moral case for sweatshop goods: how can consumers make the most difference?
Don't "follow your passion": which careers make the most difference?
Poverty versus climate change versus ... : which causes are most important?
Conclusion: becoming an effective altruist: what should you do right now?
Appendix: thinking like an effective altruist: the five key questions of effective altruism.
